Lawn-mower.



w. E. HAKB.

LAWN MOWER. APPLIUATION FILED AUG. 2, 190a.

Patented Feb. 9, 1909.

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WILLIAM EDWARD HAKE, or BR NdI-I, ARKANSAS, AssioNon or ONE-HALF TO JOSEPH S;

oorN-ue, or BRANCH, ARKANSAS.

LAWN-MOWER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 9, 1909.

Application filed August 8, 1908. Serial No. M31517.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that l, \VIL IAM E. RAKE, a

.citizen of the United States, rcsid1n at Branch, in the county of Franklin and tate of Arkansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lawn-Mowers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which'it appertains to make and use the same, reference be ng had. to the accompanying drawlngs, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful lmprovements in .lawn mowers and the obect in view is to produce an apparatus of this nature so constructed that the grass as it is out will be moved into a receptacle by means of a rotatable cylinder having teeth mounted thereon, and in the provision of variousdetails of construction. combinations and arrangemei-its of parts which will be herinaftcr fully described and then specifically defined in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a perspective view' of my improved lawn mower, and Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail view showing the manner of adjusting the handle. Figs. 3 and 4: are detail views of parts'of the apparatus.

Reference now beinghad to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates a box or receptacle having reinforcing ribs a upon the bottom thereof. A driving shaft A is journaled in suitable bearings in said receptacle and wheels B are mounted upon said shaft, one of said wheels being provided with gear teeth C upon the inner face thereof which are in mesh with the teeth of the pinion wheelD mounted upon the shaft E which is journaled in suitable hearings on.

struction employed upon reciprocating mowers. Above said cutter is a strip H between which and the guard I said bar is adapted to reciprocate.

Mounted adjacent to the sickle bar and in the side walls of said box is a cylinder K having teeth K radiating from the circumference thereof, said teeth being adapted to rake or movethe grass as it falls upon said strip after being cut back into the box orreceptacle. A sprocket wheel N is fixed to the spindle end of said cylinder and a sprocket chain 0 passes about the sprocket wheel andfalso about a spiaocket wheel Q wh ch 1s fixed to the shaft A whereby the cylinder may be rotated.

A suitable clutch mechanism operatediby the lever L is pivotally mounted upon the box and is so arranged that the gear Wheel,

which meshes with, the teeth upon the wheel B, may be thrown into or out of gear. Secured to the opposite side walls of the box are the segment platesR, each of which has two series of gear teeth R, and S designates a segment plate having a series of teeth adapted to engage the teeth of the segmentplate R and to be adjustably mounted thereon and held in an adjusted position-by means of a bolt R? passing through an aperturein' thescgment plate and also a retaining nut, as shown clearly in the drawings} A suitable handle, comprising the bars T with a cross-piece T at one end, said bars of the handle being curved at corresponding ends and apertured as at T for the reception of bolts designed to pass through apertures 1n the handle and said ad]ustmen t 85 segment plate,whereby the handles may .be lengthened or shortened accordingly as may be desired.

In operation, motion is imparted to the cutter bar by the cgnnections shown and, as the grass 18 cut, the pins upon said cylinder will rake the grass back into the box which forms a receptacle for holding the same, thus dispensing with the necessity of having to rake up grass whichfalls upon the ground after being out.

By the provision of the handles mounted as Shown and described, the latter may be conveniently and quickly adjusted as may be desired.

What I claim to be new is 1. A lawn .mower comprising a grass receiving receptacle, a driving shaft journaled therein, handles adjustably fastened to the side walls of said box, wheels fixed to said shaft, gear teeth upon one of said wheels, a

shaft journaled upon the receptacle at right angles to the driving shaft and adapted to be driven by said gear teeth, a reciprocatmg cutter bar adapted to be driven by said shafts, a strip shafts, a cylinder journaled in bearings in the side walls of said receptacle adjacent to the cutter bar, pins projecting from said cylinder and adapted to rake grass as it is cut back into the receptacle, and means for rotating said cylinder, as set forth.

2. A lawn mower comprising a grass receiving receptacle, a driving shaft ournaled therein, handles adjustably fastened to the side walls of said box, Wheels fixed to said shaft, gear-teeth upon one-0f said wheels, a shaft journaled upon the receptacle at right angles to the driving shaft and adapted tobe driven by said gear teeth, a reciprocating cutterbar adap ted to be driven by said receptacle and extending over the cutter bar, a cylinder journaledi'n the side Walls of the receptacle adjacent to the cutter bar, pins projecting from said cylinder and adapted to rake the grass as it is cut back into said segment block pro ecting forward from the l receptacle, and means for rotating said cylinder, as set forth. g 3. A lawn mower comprising a grass receiving receptacle, a driving shaft journaled therein, segment gear plates secured to the side walls of said box, each of said plates having a slot therein, an adjustable toothed having teeth adapted to mesh with the teeth of the segment plates upon said receptacle, a handle having apertures in the bars thereof, fastening means passin through the apertures of the handle and sai adjustable segment plates whereby the handlcs may be held in set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM EDWARD HAKE. Witnesses Ton. ESTES, J. L. BAKER.

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